2010.5. 1
On March 6, 2010, The Japan Foundation, British Council and Association for Corporate Support of the Arts jointly invited Prof. John Holden, former Head of Culture of at the British independent think tank Demos, to provide a public lecture at the International House of Japan.
2010.5. 1
Today, Japanese anime and manga are winning high favor with young people around the world and are motivating many to start learning Japanese. Many of the words and phrases in these media are, however, not found in Japanese textbooks or dictionaries, because the characters and genres found in anime and manga are too broad to be completely covered. This makes it even more difficult for foreigners to understand the contents in Japanese. For these Japanese learners who love anime and manga, the Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai has launched an e-learning site "Japanese in Anime & Manga" to offer a fun way to learn a number of character / genre-based Japanese expressions that appear in anime and manga, as well as underlying Japanese culture.
2010.5. 1
The Japan Foundation, Budapest (JFBP), as the unique overseas liaison office that the Japan Foundation maintains in Central and Eastern Europe, organizes projects which involve Japanese language teachers in neighboring countries.
2010.5. 1
It goes without saying that Japanese pop culture is very popular in the United States. At Japanese festivals held in the United States, there is currently an explosion of American youth who attend wearing fashion similar to those typically seen in Harajuku. However, it isn't all because of the popularity of Goth/Lolita and Kawaii fashion in pop culture, in fact, the increase in the number of people who are interested in fashion is also because of Japanese designers who represent Japan.
2010.5. 1
"緑色家電" (Green Home Appliance) and "生態旅遊" (Eco Tour) are examples of new terms for ecology that has been coined recently in China where the environmental awareness has been growing. On Saturday afternoons from December 2009 to January 2010, the Japan Foundation, Beijing hosted three lectures to introduce approaches to environmental issues in Japan.